# piccolo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪkələʊ/ · frequency rank #27,963

## Definitions
1. A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.
2. An organ stop with the tone of a piccolo flute.
3. A piccolo piano.
4. A waiter’s assistant in a hotel or restaurant.
5. A coin-operated gramophone; a jukebox.
6. A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 litres of fluid, one quarter the volume of a standard bottle.

## Etymology
From Italian piccolo (“small”).

## Common misspellings (8)
`ipccolo`, `pcicolo`, `piccloo`, `piccollo`, `piccool`, `picoclo`, `picolo`, `ppiccolo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/piccolo